2022-2023 Budget Engagement

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN 2023 BUDGET ENGAGEMENT!

The Austin City Council has adopted a Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget.

The all-funds budget, which includes enterprise departments as well as the core services provided by the General Fund, totals $5 billion, and aims to head off an emerging crisis in staff recruitment and retention to ensure City government can continue to provide high quality services, operations, and essential programs for the Austin community.

The General Fund budget is $1.3 billion and the Capital Budget includes $1.5 billion in planned spending. Taken together, the combined projected impact of tax, rate and fee changes represent an increase, for the typical ratepayer, of 3.8% - equivalent to an additional $169.68 per year or $14.14 per month.

Read more about the Adopted Budget here.

The approval of City tax and spending plans for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2022 comes after several months of stakeholder engagement – including town halls, community budget input meetings, and a public survey.

Council’s adopted budget incorporates the Austin City Manager’s proposals from last month, while adding a number of investments and directions ranging across rental assistance, Fire/EMS stations, police cadets, and lifeguards for City pools.

“The budget adopted by Council today puts the City in a strong position to recruit and retain the people we need to sustain the high quality of services our residents have come to expect,” said City Manager Spencer Cronk. “It does this while reducing the City’s portion of the annual property tax bill for the typical homeowner and investing in public safety, disaster response, and actions to address climate change. We look forward to implementing Council’s priorities in the coming fiscal year.”

The approved budget document will be published in the fall. During the months of February, 3 virtual community meetings were hosted by the 10 Quality of Life Commissions on the topics of Affordability and Resiliency, Access and Engagement, as well as Public Safety and Health. Through the months of May and June, a public survey was provided to the community for feedback on city services and their budget priorities to be used in the budget development process. View the results of the survey here. City Council Members held their Budget Town Halls in-person or virtually in July and August. Districts with recorded meeting links can be found in the widget located at the bottom right of this website.

Provide your feedback or reach out with any questions by emailing BudgetQA@AustinTexas.gov.

Special thanks to the City's Art in Public Places Program for providing public art in our neighborhoods. It's one of the many things made possible by Austin's budget. Take a self-guided art tour and learn more about the City's Art in Public Places Collection at publicartarchive.org/austinaipp.